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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The persons named are in a Registered Farm Partnership and they applied for grant-aid under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS II. Approval issued from the local office on 6 December 2016.  A further copy of the approval letter has been sent for their information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: An application to the third Tranche of GLAS (GLAS 3)  for the person named was received in my Department on the 15 December 2016.  The application is one of almost 14,000 applications submitted as part of this third Tranche of the GLAS scheme. During the pre-approval validation checking process an issue was identified in relation to the Low-Input Permanent Pasture action. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department does not employ External Public Relations firms. Public Relations advice is provided by my Department’s Press Office.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The facility for the correction of obvious errors on payment claims submitted to the TAMS II online payment system is currently undergoing final testing. The work required to deal with over claims and resultant penalties  is in progress.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department does not gather or collate information on the usage of either fertiliser or animal feed by primary producers/farmers on a county-by-county basis. Rather my Department compiles information on the amount of compound animal feed produced on a national basis based on the annual production figures from all business operators involved in the manufacture of animal feed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: From an organic regulatory perspective, my Department has initiated an investigation into one such case.  Pending completion of the investigations by my Department for overstocking in similar cases, the appropriate action will be decided on a case by case basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Parliamentary question no. 250 of 15 February 2015 asked which division of my department has responsibility for governance of the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.  The answer provided was that the Sea-fisheries  Policy and Management Division of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has responsibility for oversight of Corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Data (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence in the case referred to by the Deputy was taken in accordance with Section 68 of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and followed detailed examination of the key issues of the case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Data (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Applications for aquaculture licences are assessed under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act which provides for extensive consultation with stakeholders and also a period of general public consultation.  Licence decisions in each case are made following detailed advice from my Department’s scientific and technical advisers. An appropriate amendment in the case...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Construction Industry (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is responsible for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Ros an Mhíl and Killybegs. This Department is also responsible for North Harbour at Cape Clear Island and for maintaining a range of piers, lights and beacons around the coast in accordance with the 1902 ex-congested Districts Board...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The previous parliamentary question from the Deputy had sought costings on the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme if compensation were to be fixed at €200 for the first 10 animals, first 20 animals and first 30 animals in each participating herd (and the balance at the current rate of €80). This data has now been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the  ten year strategy for the agri-food sector published in July 2015 identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The BDGP was agreed with the Commission as part of Ireland’s RDP (2014-2020) alongside a number of other schemes such as ANCs, GLAS and TAMS, which also benefit suckler farmers. I am very conscious of the positive effect that the programme is having on the Irish suckler herd. It will help to improve productivity, profitability and carbon efficiency in the national herd. The BDGP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Almost 14,000 applications were submitted to the third tranche of the GLAS scheme (GLAS 3). To date some 12,600 of these applications have been approved into the Scheme and the breakdown these cases requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The remaining 1,400 GLAS 3 applications are currently being reviewed by my Department and decisions on these applications will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The facility for the correction of obvious errors on payment claims submitted to the TAMS II online payment system is currently undergoing final testing. The work required to deal with penalties  is in progress.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Underpasses are not currently included in the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II). This investment item will be kept under review.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 32 of EU Regulation 1305/2013 requires all member states to implement a new system for designating eligible areas under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme and in line with this an amendment to the RDP will be submitted in 2017. In order to include a Financial Instrument as a measure in the RDP an Ex-Ante Assessment is compulsory under EU regulation.   This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The total budget for TAMS II for the period of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020  is €395m. The budget allocated in 2016 for TAMS measures was €35.8m and the budget allocation in 2017 is €50m. The budgets for the future years of the programme will be finalised as part of the annual budgetary process.  The total amount of expenditure incurred to date is...